Smartcat strengthens its presence in Turkey by partnering with Localex

We’re happy to announce our new partnership with Localex, a translation company based in Istanbul, Turkey. With Localex as a partner and value-added reseller, Smartcat will continue to strengthen its position in the region.

Localex offers high-quality translation and localization services and advanced language solutions. The company works with the largest LSPs and global direct clients in a wide variety of industries and fields, including technology, marketing, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, and legal. With more than a million words translated monthly from English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Farsi into Turkish, Localex is a major player in Turkey’s translation market. Along with Saylon, our first partner in Turkey, Localex will represent Smartcat in the region bringing the platform’s unique supply chain management capabilities, advanced translation automation and collaboration technologies, and automated billing and payout system to local language service providers, freelancers and end customers. Localex will also focus on promoting Smartcat among Turkish freelance translators highlighting its convenient CAT tool and a platform where local language professionals can connect with international customers, automate their billing and payment processes and facilitate paperwork.

"We believe that all Turkey’s translation industry participants, including end customers, LSPs, project management teams, freelance linguists, desktop publishers, etc., will greatly benefit from this partnership. Smartcat’s strong presence in Turkey will open new doors and together with Smartcat’s experienced team Localex will be able to provide all these participants with tailored solutions and add value to their business. This is surely an important step for us as we are aiming to make an impact on Turkey’s translation industry with easy-to-use, affordable, effective and safe technological solutions. The partnership between Localex and Smartcat is a great success story, as the energy and flexibility of the two enterprising businesses will strongly enrich and enhance Turkey’s translation industry. We at Localex share Smartcat’s integrating vision and look forward to boosting the influential impact of their product on Turkish market.”

Ivan Smolnikov, CEO & Founder at Smartcat

“With a tech-savvy player like Localex at our side we believe that the Smartcat ecosystem will soon become the solution of choice for LSPs, freelancers and translation buyers in Turkey. Our research has found that the LSPs that migrated to Smartcat and leveraged its no-license approach to collaboration, as well as its payment automation solution, increased their bottom line by 25–50%. Another unique feature our ecosystem offers is the access to a global pool of freelancers and customers, which allows LSPs and translators to extend their reach far beyond their local markets. The sooner new suppliers position themselves in our ecosystem the more benefits they will reap from it in 2018.”